Crypto Algorithm Not So Secure, Say Researchers Who 'Shatter' SHA-1

A cryptographic standard for online security long known to be vulnerable should be phased out quickly, according to Dutch researchers who worked with Google to successfully break the algorithm. Developed by the U.S. government in the 1990s, the SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm 1) hash function was…

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